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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.