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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.