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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.