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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )