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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.