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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.