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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.