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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.