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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.