"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.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.