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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.