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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )