"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.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush