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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.