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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.