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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.