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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.