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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home