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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.