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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.