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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • 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.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )