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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )