"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.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.