"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.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.