"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.