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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.