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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.