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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.