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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.