"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.