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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.