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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.