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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.