"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.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.