"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.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.