"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush