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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.