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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.