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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.