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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.