"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.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.