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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.