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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.