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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.