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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.