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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.