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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.