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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.