"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.