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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.