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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.