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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.