"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.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist