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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.