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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.