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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.