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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.