"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.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.