"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.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )