"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.