"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.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home