"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.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.