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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.