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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.