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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )