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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.