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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.