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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.