"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.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.