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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.