"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.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.