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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.