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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.