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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.