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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.