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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.