"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.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.