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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.