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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.