"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.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.