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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.