"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.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.