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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.