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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.