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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.