"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.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.