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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.