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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.