"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.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.