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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.