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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist