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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.