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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.