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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.