"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • 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.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.