"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.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.