"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.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.