"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.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.