"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.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.