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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.