"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.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.