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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.