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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.