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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.