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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.