"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.