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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.