"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.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )