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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.