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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.