"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.