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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.