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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.