"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.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )