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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.