"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.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.