"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.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.