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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.