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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.