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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.