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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.