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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.