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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.