"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.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.