"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.