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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.