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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.