"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.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.