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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.