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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.