"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.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.