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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • 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?
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.