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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.