"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.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.