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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.