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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.