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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.