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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )