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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.