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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.