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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.