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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • 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
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.