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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.