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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.