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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )