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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.