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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.