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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush