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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.