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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )