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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.