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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.