"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.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.