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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.