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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.