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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )