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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.