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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.