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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.