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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.