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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.