"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.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.