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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.