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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.