"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.