"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.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.