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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.