"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.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )