"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.