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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )