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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.