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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.