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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.