"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.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.