"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.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.