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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.