"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.