"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.