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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.