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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.