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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.