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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.