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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.