"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.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.