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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.