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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.