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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • 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.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.