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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.