"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.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.