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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.