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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )