"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.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.