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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )