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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.