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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story