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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.