"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.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )