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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.