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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.