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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.