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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.