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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.