"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.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.