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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.