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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )