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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.