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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.