"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.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )