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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.