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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.