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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )