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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist