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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.