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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )