"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.