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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.