"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.