"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.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.