"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.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )