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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.