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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.