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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.