"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.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.