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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )