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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.