"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.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.