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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.