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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.