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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.