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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.