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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.