"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.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.