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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.