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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.