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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.