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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.