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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )