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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.