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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )