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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.