"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.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.