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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.