"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.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.