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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.