"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.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.