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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.