"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.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather