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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.