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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.