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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.