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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.