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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.