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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.