"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.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.