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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel