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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.