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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )