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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.