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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.