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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.