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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.