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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.