"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.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )