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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.