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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )