"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.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.