"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.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.