"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.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.