"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.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.