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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )