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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.