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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.