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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist