"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.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )