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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.