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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.