"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.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.