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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.