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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.