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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.