"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.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.