"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.