"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.