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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist