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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )