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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.