"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.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.