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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.