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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.