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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.