"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.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.