"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.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg