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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.