"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.