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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.