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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.