"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.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.