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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.