"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.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.