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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.