"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.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.