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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.