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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.