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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.