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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.