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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.