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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )