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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )