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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.