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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.