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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.