"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.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up