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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.