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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.