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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.