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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )