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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.