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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.