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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.