"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.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.