"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.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.