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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )