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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.