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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.