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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.