"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.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?