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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌

Idioms:

  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.