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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.