"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.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.