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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.