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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.