"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.