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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.