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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.