"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.