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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.