"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.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.