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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.