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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.