"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.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.