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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.