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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )