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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.