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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.