"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.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )