"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.