"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.