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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • 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.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.