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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.