"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.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.