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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.