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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.