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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.