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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.