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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.