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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.