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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.