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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.