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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.