"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.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.