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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.