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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • 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.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist