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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )