"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.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.