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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.