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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.