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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • 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.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.