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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.