"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.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.