"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.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.