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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.