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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )