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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )