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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.