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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.