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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.