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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.