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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.