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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.