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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.