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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.