"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.