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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.