"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.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.