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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.