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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.