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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.