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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )