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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.