"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.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up