"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.