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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.