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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.