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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.