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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.