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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses