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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • 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.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.