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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.