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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.