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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.