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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.