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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.