"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.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.