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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.