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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.