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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.