"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.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.