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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.