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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.