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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.