"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.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide