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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.