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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.