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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.