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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.