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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist