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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.