"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.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.