"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.