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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.