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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.