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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.