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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.