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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.