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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.