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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.