"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.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.