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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.