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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.