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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.