"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.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.