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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide