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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )