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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • 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.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.