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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.