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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.