"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.