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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?