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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.