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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • 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
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.