"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.