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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.