"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.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.