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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.