"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.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )