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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.