"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.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.