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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )