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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.