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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.