"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.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.