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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )