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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.