"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.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.