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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.