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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.