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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.