"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.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide