"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.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.