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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.