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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?