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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.