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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.