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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.