"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.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.