"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )