"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.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.