"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.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.