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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.