"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.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )