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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.