"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.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.