"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.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.