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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.