"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.