"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.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.