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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.