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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist