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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.