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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.