"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.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.