"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.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.