"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.