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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.