"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.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • 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.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.