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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.