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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush