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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.