"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.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.