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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.