"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.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.