"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.