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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.