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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )