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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.