"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.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.