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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.