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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.