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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.