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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.