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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.