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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.