"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.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.