"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.