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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.