"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.