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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.