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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.