"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.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.