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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.