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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.