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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.